Konoe Motohiro
Motohiro Konoe (Japanese近卫 基 熙; * 1648, † 1722), obsolete: Konoye Motohiro, was a painter, calligrapher, and from 1690 to 1703 Kampaku ( Regent ) for the Japanese Emperor Higashiyama.
Journey
The father was Motohiros Konoe resigned as Kampaku Konoe Hisatsugu (近卫 尚 嗣). He was considered one of the greatest connoisseurs of the Protocol and classic court ceremony and laid emphasis on its application. At the imperial court he stood in the following first court rank. 1690 he was appointed Kampaku (up to 1703) for Higashiyama. He is thus continuing its rightful birthright as family tradition. After his resignation, he advised his followers Iehiro and Iehisa.
In 1706 he reached the consent of the shogunate, the imperial prince Masu (later Nakamikado ) to appoint the crown prince in Edo. After the reign, he held 1709/10/25-12/9 then the Grand Chancellery ( Dajo - daijin ).
Edo he visited 1710/4-1712/3. During this time, messages were received by the King of Ryukyu and from Korea (1711 ), he might have been a consultant for clarification of protocol issues.
Married Motohiro was with the Imperial Princess Shina -no- miya Tsuneko nai - shinnō (品 宫 常 子 内 亲王), the sixteenth daughter of Go- Mizunoo. Her diary is handed down as an Mujōhōin -dono gonniki. Family income was 1,800 koku ( 1679 ) rather modest. His daughter Konoe Hiroko (近卫 熙 子; 1660-1741/2/28 ) was - unethical - the chief wife ( midaidokoro ) of the Shogun Tokugawa Ienobu. The son began when designated Shogun, about his wife, Motohiros budget each year with 500 ryō (about 9 kg) to subsidize gold, the total rose after taking office in 3000 ryō to become smaller again after death. These other gifts came to the family (eg: 1709, 4500 ryō and goods). For his " consultant " to questions courtly protocol during his two years in Edo, he received monthly from Shogun 500 ryō.
With his concubine Azechi he had a daughter Yasugimi (* 05.01.1706 ).
Motohiros son Konoe Iehiro (近卫 家 熙) was Kampaku and Sesshō of 1707-12. The second son died Nobuna 1684th
Source
- Berend Wispelwey (ed.): Japanese Biographical Archive. Fiche 167, K.G. Saur, Munich 2007, ISBN 3-598-34014-1